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Ritter had a heart attack and died in Nashville in 1974, at age 68. He was survived by his wife and two sons. Tex Ritter's son, John, became famous as an actor, playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984). In 2003, John died, at the age of 54, of an aortic dissection.
Mar 14, 2024 · Died: January 2, 1974, Nashville, Tennessee (aged 68) Tex Ritter (born January 12, 1905, Murvaul, Texas, U.S. —died January 2, 1974, Nashville, Tennessee) was a country music singer and actor who was noted for playing singing cowboys in Western movies.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ritter’s death on January 2, 1974, marked the passing of one of C&W music’s finest and most respected talents. —Laurence Zwisohn. —Adapted from the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s Encyclopedia of Country Music, published by Oxford University Press.
Jun 28, 2018 · While waiting for his band mate’s release, Tex sat down in a chair and died right there. It was ruled a heart attack then, but years later, the family would come to learn about aortic aneurysms and believe now that was the cause of his death. Tex died just 10 days before his 69th birthday.
Tex Ritter was born on January 12, 1905 in Murvaul, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Song of the Gringo (1936), High Noon (1952) and Varsity Blues (1999). He was married to Dorothy Fay. He died on January 2, 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- January 12, 1905
- January 2, 1974
Jun 2, 2021 · By his 1974 death from a heart attack, Ritter had earned numerous honors, from a Grand Ole Opry membership in Nashville to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His son John Ritter starred in...
Jan 3, 1974 · The 67‐year‐old singer, guitar player, actor and politician was visiting a friend at the county jail when he was stricken. The police administered oxygen and rushed him to the Baptist Hospital,...
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